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Why is ATP/ADP recycling essential for biological processes in organisms? Show how ADP is converted into...

Why is ATP/ADP recycling essential for biological processes in organisms? Show how ADP is converted into ATP within the cells. (Note: Graduate level Biochemistry Course, so please explain using the laws of spontaneity and advanced explanation)

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ATP/ADP recycling is essential for organism because it converts the energy that stored in food molecules into the smaller amounts of energy which is required to drive the biochemical reactions like the formation of sucrose.

Adenosine diphosphate or ADP is a low-energy molecule than ATP and is converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group.

ADP+ H3PO4+ Energy-----------→ ATP+ H2O

                                                          Fig-1

Inorganic phosphate+ ADP---------------→- ATP + H2O

                                                         Fig-2


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